This is probably the poshest Sam Smith’s pub we've been to in a while. Apparently under new management (and after a bit of a refurb), the place was full of locals and visitors from hotels in the area. The pub’s...

Half restaurant, half-pub, the Duke of York is exactly the kind of place you'd expect in salubrious St. John's Wood. Tastefully stripped-out, a smattering of the Eastern-style decorations from before a refurbishment are still...

The Star is a good example of how pubs used to be. The frosted windows may put off some of the more well-to-do NW8 locals, but inside it's a charming regulars pub in an area which, on the surface, can seem somewhat lacking. The...

An altogether charming villa establishment at which the future Edward VII was reputed to engage in trysts with Lillie Langtry. Located in a suitably elegant, peaceful and tree-lined back street, the best part of a century later...

The mental image conjured up by St. John's Wood might well consist of elegant Georgian houses, upmarket boutiques and ladies who lunch. But in a rare moment of light relief only minutes away from this potential Richard Curtis...

Poor old Salt House was probably once a decent enough pub, but years of being mucked about with have left it unsure of its place in the world. It seems that owner Greene King have made a number of basic errors with forays into...

This one's had a makeover since we were in last in and it feels much more upmarket. We also discovered that as it's part of Lords Crocket Ground, it's closed to the public on match days - it gets used for posh (read expensive)...

Not everyone is a fan of Sam Smiths booze with many pub fans falling in to either the pro or anti camps and the Swiss Cottage is a pretty good sword in the armour of those on the anti side of the fence. While the beer is the...

Walking up to the majestic exterior of the Warrington Hotel Pub and crossing the mosaic portico is daunting and inside is much the same. Acres of new plush crimson carpet, exotic woods, fierce gilt crown mouldings and veined...

A fine little pub that's well worth a look. It's an ideal place for a drink and a chat, with a very convivial landlord if you're lucky enough to find him behind the bar. The interior is festooned with Kiwi ephemera like maps...

The Robert Browning has a comfortably furnished interior, decent service and the usual range of Sam Smith's beers. Plenty of seats outside make it a popular spot for summer drinking, and it's worth dropping into if you're in...

At the point where the elegant sweep of Georgian townhouses and Edwardian apartments of Maida Vale are replaced by 1960s low rise council housing of Kilburn Park, the Carlton Tavern looks rather out of place. There's a...

An otherwise unremarkable pub can suddenly take on a new appearance when it, by default, becomes the best place to drink in an otherwise barren area. Ultimately doing nothing wrong, it's a large open pub, with a raised seating...

The Westbury is a brave attempt to civilise this once notoriously rough pub at the bottom end of Kilburn High Road and, so far, it seems to be working. The pub has been extensively refurbished, creating a much more upmarket...

It used to be the Bridge Tavern, before it was given a rather pretentious Italian variant on that name; now it's the Betsy Smith. In line with the creeping gentrification of Kilburn, this is a still very much a gastrofied place...